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We Jazz Records 是一個來自芬蘭的爵士廠牌，他們的發行核心圍繞在「有趣」，在各種融會數流派的爵士、即興音樂裡，他們的發行總會聽到許多讓耳朵「叮」一聲亮點，那些亮點總是深入淺出，平常沒有在接觸爵士音樂的人也都能享受其中。
除了發行，他們也做 Festival、發行刊物，甚至有一間實體店面，會有一家唱片行的原因很浪漫，因一封來自瑞典陌生人在網站上隨機找到 We Jazz Records 而寄的信，信中寫著「我的 92 歲父親去世後留下了 11,000 張的黑膠，不知道你們有沒有興趣收購？」。
Berlin-based Swedish tenor saxophonist Otis Sandsjö returns with his third album Y-OTIS TRE on We Jazz Records, February 23. Y-OTIS TRE finds Sandsjö in close collaboration with his long-time working partner and friend, bassist/producer Petter Eldh, and Dan Nicholls, the keyboardist of the Y-OTIS live band and a solo artist on his own right. Composed by the three and produced by Eldh & Sandsjö, Y-OTIS TRE lives up to its name ("tre" means three in Swedish) and stands strong in the continuum of layer-caked liquid jazz, a staple of the Eldh/Sandsjö production duo lauded for their string of releases as Y-OTIS and Koma Saxo.
While recognisable in form, Y-OTIS TRE adds new dimensions to what has come before. Borne out of hours of tripped-out studio jams by Sandsjö & Eldh, Y-OTIS TRE feels natural, neon, 3D, at times laser sharp, at times gooey like jelly, and at all times ripe with ideas that would make albums on their own. Golden riffs are taken, twisted, thrown away, then recycled, and always evolving.
Perhaps evolution is key here, as Y-OTIS reuses and cross-refers its own ideas but never exactly repeats. The music has a mixtape-like DNA, and it seems to be breeding and multiplying at each beat. In color terms, Y-OTIS TRE is more RGB than CMYK – that is, it might appear unrealistically bright and full of tones not found in the natural world. But when you listen to the music closely, youll likely find it acoustic to the bone. Theres no illusion: hearing the band live tells you what Y-OTIS is all about. Its a live band turned studio tool, morphed back into a live band. Or something like that anyway.
Putting a tag onto this music feels a bit like trying to hold a very colorful, somewhat thick liquid substance on the palm of your hand. You can see it, feel it, but never fully pinpoint just whats it made of. But it works, so best just to enjoy the ride.
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